Obituaries

Cove Ryan Brennecke

Cove Ryan Brennecke

Mar 30, 2025

Cove Ryan Brennecke

Graduated from earth into the arms of our Savior on March 30th, 2025. Forever 11 he will be.

Cove was born June 17th, 2013, to Shiloh and Dirk Brennecke in Montrose, CO. This was the best day of their lives!

The family moved to Grand Junction not long after Cove was born, where they resided for many years. Cove attended...

Darlene LaVerne Millican

Darlene LaVerne Millican

Mar 29, 2025

Darlene joined our Lord in heaven on March 29, 2025, just 3 days short of her 94th birthday. Darlene was born in 1931 to parents Clyde and Pauline (Morelang) Brenn. She married Charles Morrison Millican in 1948 and they raised 2 sons on their farm & ranch in Montrose. Her husband Charles and her parents preceded her in death. She...

Jack Nathan Lee

Jack Nathan Lee

Mar 27, 2025

Jack Nathan Lee was born to Thomas A Lee, and Mable Grundy Lee in Indianapolis Indiana May 5th, 1930. He was the 3rd of 4 boys and was often ill as a child. The Dr's recommended a higher dryer climate so the family moved to Denver Colorado in 1931.

Jack was a typical youngster who loved horses and walked to the...

Dorothy Leigh Long

Dorothy Leigh Long

Mar 27, 2025

We mourn the loss of our beloved Dorothy Leigh Long (Dee), who passed on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the age of 79. She is survived by her spouse of 58 loving years, Thomas Long, her children Deborah (Patrick) Shea, Jennifer (Urban) Walker, and Thomas Long, Jr., and her grandchildren J.T. Walker, Marian Walker, Archer Shea, and Parker Shea. She...

Donald Arthur Moss

Donald Arthur Moss

Mar 24, 2025

Donald Arthur Moss, 90, of Montrose Colorado passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2025 surrounded by family. Don was born in West Creek Colorado to Weldon and Ruby Moss on October 16, 1934. The family moved to the Truckton area of El Paso County when he was a young child. He graduated from Edison High School in 1952...

Robert "Bob" Bruce Campbell

Robert "Bob" Bruce Campbell

Mar 22, 2025

Robert “Bob” Bruce Campbell, 72, was born on May 1, 1952, in Denver, Colorado to John and Letha (Callender) Campbell. He went to join them in “The Final Frontier,” peacefully surrounded by the rest of the family on March 22, 2025, at Montrose Regional Hospital from complications of COPD. He grew up in Arvada, Colorado where he learned the value...

Marlene (Wick) Haase

Marlene (Wick) Haase

Mar 22, 2025

Marlene (Wick) Haase passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 22, 2025. She was born on June 14, 1938 in Cedaredge, CO to Elmer George and Lucille Arlene (Jordan) Wick.

She grew up in Cedaredge, CO and graduated from Cedaredge High School in 1956, where she was a cheerleader, member of Cedaredge Baptist Church, and Delta County Fair...

Marlene (Eacret) Wessels

Marlene (Eacret) Wessels

Mar 20, 2025

Marlene (Eacret) Wessels, age 90, quietly slipped away on the first day of spring, March 20, 2025, at Valley Manor Nursing Home with her devoted husband close by. Married for 72 years, she is survived by her husband Lyle S. Wessels. They were married June 22, 1952, in Fairbury, IL. She is survived by a daughter, Rae Ellyn (Stan) Bennett...

Leonard Scott Hubbard

Leonard Scott Hubbard

Mar 20, 2025

Following an extended illness, Leonard Scott Hubbard of Olathe passed away at the Delta County Hospital on Thursday, March 20, 2025. He was born in Delta, July 24, 1961, to Leonard and Donna Hubbard and grew up in the Olathe area. He had one brother Steven Hubbard (JoAnn) of Grand Junction. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1979. Growing...

Ion Dan Spor

Ion Dan Spor

Mar 19, 2025

Ion Dan Spor, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, pastor, and counselor, passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on March 19, 2025, at the age of 74. Ion was born on November 25, 1950, in Telluride, Colorado, to Earnest Spor and Annie Proper. He was raised in the Montrose and Colona area alongside his older sister, Doretta, and older...

Richard Neil Percival

Richard Neil Percival

Mar 19, 2025

Richard Neil Percival

November 02, 1942 — March 19, 2025

Rich, 82, died peacefully at his home in Olathe, Colorado on March 19, 2025. Rich was born in Olathe as the 3rd child to Dallas and Helen Percival. Rich grew up in Olathe, CO and graduated from high school in 1960. After serving in the Air Force as a Medic, Rich returned...

Elaine M. Biella

Elaine M. Biella

Mar 15, 2025

Elaine M. Biella passed away peacefully on March 15, 2025, in Montrose Colorado where she lived for the past 26 years. She was born October 6, 1933, in her family home in Louisville, Colorado to her parents, Adeline (La Salle) and Anthony DeSantis. She grew up in Louisville with her five siblings, whom she loved dearly. She attended school in...

Marilyn Boyd

Marilyn Boyd

Mar 15, 2025

Marilyn (Williams) Boyd   1939 – 2025

Marilyn Boyd, of Olathe CO, passed away on March 15, 2025, at the Valley Manor Nursing Home in Montrose. She was 5 days shy of 86 years.

Marilyn was born March 19, 1939, in Austin CO to Art Williams and Monedith (Crain) Williams. Marilyn and her sisters spent their summers on Grand Mesa, helping their Dad...

Sandra Ann Gwin

Sandra Ann Gwin

Mar 15, 2025

Sandra Ann (Adams) Gwin, 84, of Montrose, CO, passed away on March 15, 2025. 

She was born in Montrose May 10, 1940, to Daily Press Publisher, Charles E. Adams, Jr. and Alma L. (Thornton) Adams. 

Sandra’s early years were spent moving around the country. After her first year in Montrose, her dad sold the Daily Press to join the Army and moved...

Helena Paiz Archuleta

Helena Paiz Archuleta

Mar 10, 2025

Helena Paiz Archuleta, a remarkable woman of faith, love and strength passed away peacefully Monday, March 10, 2025 at her home in Olathe, Colorado. She was born February 12, 1924, in Montrose, Colorado to Maria Dolores Sandoval and José Alfredo Paiz, both natives of Mora, New Mexico. Helena married the love of her life, Claude Archuleta on February 6, 1946....

Ross Boughner Martin

Ross Boughner Martin

Mar 8, 2025

Ross Boughner Martin 49, of Telluride, CO., passed away in his sleep on the morning of March 8th, 2025. His absence in the community will leave an incredible hole in all the hearts of those who knew him. Ross was a person of warmth and kindness to all who ever met him.

Ross was born in Philadelphia, January 22, 1976, but was...

Susan V. Gunter

Susan V. Gunter

Mar 8, 2025

Susan V. Gunter, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, in Aurora, Colorado, at the age of 73. Born on February 17, 1952, in San Jose, California, Susan was the cherished daughter of Herman F. DeSomber Sr. and Mildred Veronica Scott.

A long-time resident of Montrose, Colorado, Susan was an active member of the United Methodist...

Sadie Marie Vialpando

Sadie Marie Vialpando

Mar 8, 2025

Sadie Marie Vialpando, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Montrose, Colorado, on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Born on October 27, 1930, in La Junta, Colorado, Sadie was the daughter of Margarito and Matilda Salazar. She married Joe Toby Vialpando in Fowler, Colorado, on July 24, 1944. Their union was one of deep love and...

Karin Leigh Jones

Karin Leigh Jones

Mar 4, 2025

Karin was born on January 18, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her Parents were: Raymond Rose & Edith Broadbent.

She was raised in Media, Pennsylvania. Attended Penncrest High School, graduating in 1971. After High School she moved to Tucson, Arizona. She worked at University of Arizona for 2 years, then moved to Boulder, Colorado. She was active in Martial Arts & became...

Judy Patterson

Judy Patterson

Mar 2, 2025

Judy Patterson passed away March 2, 2025, at her home in Montrose, Colorado.

 

Judy was born in Ashland, Ohio. The daughter of John and Margorie Rafeld. She met her husband, Bill Patterson, at the tender age of 13 at the Pony Barn during the county fair. Not allowed to date until she turned sixteen, Bill waited patiently and came to the...